Police forces in areas devastated by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake were ordered to assist in establishing secure tent cities for residents displaced by the recent earthquake in Mindanao who remain fearful of returning home or staying inside evacuation centers due to continuing aftershocks. Gen. Jose...
A police corporal assigned to the Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) is under administrative and criminal investigation after a police applicant accused her of collecting P50,000 in exchange for a promised slot in the Philippine National Police (PNP). Police General Jose...
A Tagaytay City Regional Trial Court sent a Canadian national to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of illegal drug charges in connection with the P9.5-billion shabu haul in Batangas two years ago, the Philippine National Police (PNP) disclosed on Wednesday, June 10. PNP chief Gen. Jose...
Getting a haircut is difficult for fugitive men but it did not deter operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) from confirming the identity of dismissed police official Rafael Dumlao—a wanted man tagged in the brutal kidnap-slay of South Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo....
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), reminded all police personnel to stay apolitical and focus on their mandate of maintaining peace and order and ensuring public safety amid rising political tensions in the country. Nartatez issued the statement...
Police presence will be limited to the outer perimeter of the Senate complex amid peace, order and security concerns due to the political tensions between two groups of senators, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Thursday, June 4. Additional police forces were earlier deployed at the...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has committed to do more in sustaining gains in peace and order after it reported a 25.77-percent decline in focus crimes in May this year. From 2,895 incidents in May last year, PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said it went down to 2,149 incidents...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) stood by the results of its investigation into the gunfire that rocked the Senate on May 13 and the ensuing escape of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa a few hours later. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. emphasized that the PNP is always ready for...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Natatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), called on law enforcement personnel and members of the press to work together to strengthen peace and order in the country. Nartatez emphasized the important role of the media in peace and order through accurate and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now processing the revocation of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa 's firearms permits, saying that all of his gun licenses will be revoked soon. "Soon...Mabilis lang 'yan (It will happen quickly)," PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. said in...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed support to any move to strengthen laws that will effectively address troll farms and artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said there is a need for laws that keep pace with emerging online...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it is fully aligned with what it described as law enforcement partners in enforcing the possible additional arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court (ICC). The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) earlier said it received reports of more...
